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Inconel 718 Components for Aerospace Propulsion: A Precision Journey

In this photo we show you our furnace, equipped with thermocouples and data acquisition system. This setup is crucial for ensuring the highest quality in the production of parts through metal additive manufacturing.
We are currently processing Inconel 718 components for a propulsion system in the aerospace sector, directly from the printer to the furnace. These critical parts demand mechanical prowess and structural integrity, and our furnace delivers precisely that.

Temperature Curves: Our Obsession with Perfection

At Hypermetal, precision isn’t a buzzword; it’s our DNA. We meticulously record and monitor temperature curves throughout the entire manufacturing process. Why? Because excellence demands nothing less. Our metallurgical engineer, Filipe Silva, oversees every operation, ensuring each piece meets—and exceeds—our rigorous quality standards.

Hypermetal was represented at Sprace Propulsion Conference, in Glasgow, Scotland, on the 20th to 23rd May 2024, by our CEO Afonso Nogueira. There, we had the honour of being mentioned by Omnidea’s Horárcio Moreira, who spoke about the innovative additive manufactured Cobalt Chrome 25KN engine and all the findings during the its development. The process was a joint effort of Omnidea’s engineering team, along with Hypermetal as a manufaturer and the oversight and support of the European Space Agency – ESA.

To learn more about the conference: https://www.3af-spacepropulsion.com/

At Hypermetal we are commited to building the future, one layer at a time.

Hypermetal attended the 5th edition of the Portugal Railway Summit at the National Railway Museum in Entroncamento, organised by the PFP – Portuguese Railway Cluster Platform Association.

Held on 21 and 22 May, this event brought together the main players in the railway industry. The future of the railway in Portugal and beyond was discussed, with around 700 participants. Hypermetal was represented by Filipe Silva, our technical director.

More about the event: https://portugalrailwaysummit.com/portugal-railway-summit-2024

Photo by Portuguese Railway Cluster Platform Association

Hypermetal is a proud sponsor of the XXXV Jornadas de Terapêutica at ICBAS at the Universidade do Porto. This year, the Jornadas de Terapêutica will be held from the 16^th to the 18^th may 2024. This event includes several scientific conferences, courses, a cultural programme and the 25^th edition of the Silva Araújo Prize for scientific work of medical students. Hypermetal is already a reference in the industrial and space sectors and wishes to become a reference in the medical sector in the future.

Learn more: https://www.jornadasdeterapeutica.pt/

Hypermetal – Metal Additive Manufacturing had the honor of sponsoring the 2024 edition of Jornadas METALMAT VII, at Materials and Metal Engineering’s Department of the Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, organized by the Núcleo de Estudantes de Engenharia Metalúrgica e de Materiais, NucMMat. On the 16^th of April 2024, Filipe Silva represented Hypermetal and talked about his experience using metal Additive Manufaturing as a service for several industries.

Photo by Núcleo de Estudantes de Engenharia de Materiais FEUP

On the 11^th of April, Hypermetal joined UK’s Railway Industry Assocation’s mission to Portugal and visited CP- Comboios de Portugal maintenance unit at Contumil, along with the PFP- Portuguese Railway Cluster Platform Association. Hypermetal was represented by its technical director, Filipe Silva.  Hypermetal is focused on providing fast and innovative solutions for maintenance for the Railway industry through metal additive manufacturing.

Photo by Paulo Coimbra

We are very proud to announce that we are sponsoring the 4th Doctoral Congress in Engineering. The event will be held on the 28th to 29th of June, 2021 fully online.

DCE21 is an event organized by FEUP with 13 symposiums about different areas of engineering. It is always an excellent opportunity for doctoral students, of the several areas of engineering, to discuss their on-going research with peers, professors and industry/companies. It is also great for potential industry partners to contact a broad audience of engineers which will soon be looking to move on to the industry.

Symposia:

Symposium on Biomedical Engineering
Symposium on Chemical and Biological Engineering
Symposium on Civil Engineering and Spatial Planning
Symposium on Electrical and Computer Engineering
Symposium on Engineering Physics
Symposium on Environmental Engineering
Symposium on Informatics Engineering
Symposium on Materials Science and Engineering
Symposium on Mechanical Engineering
Symposium in Mining and Geo-Resources Engineering
Symposium on Occupational Health and Safety
Symposium on Sustainable Energy Systems
Symposium in Transport Systems

You can find the full information about the event here: https://paginas.fe.up.pt/~dce/2021/.

At the beginning of the year we had the opportunity to participante in a training about Safety and Environment in additive manufacturing facilities organized by ISQ Academy.

This training was within the scope of SAM Project – Sectoral Skills Strategy for Additive Manufacturing. This a very interesting project that meets the current European need to develop an effective system to identify and aticipate the skills approriate to the demands of the various sectors in which AM technologies are applied.

What we learned allowed us to confirm and solidify the implementation of safe and environmental practices.

We want to thank ISQ Academy for this amazing opportunity. We hope to be together again very soon!

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We’ll be present at 3D Additive Expo, the first fair in Portugal dedicated to additive manufacturing, at Exposalão, Batalha, from 19 to 21 March. New date: 8-10 April 2021!

A professional event about 3D printing, additive manufacturing, automation, robotics and subcontracting services.

Come visit us!